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No way. I’ll give you Salem and Plymouth because of what kids learn in school, but I’m sure most don’t know they’re “suburbs” of Boston? Unless you’re from the region, have family there, visited, etc, I don’t think anyone knows of Lexington and Concord? Although this could be said about most listed in this thread that aren’t household names like Beverly Hills, Bel Air, etc.
People never heard of Lexington and Concord? Really? The American Revolution ring a bell at all? I am kind of surprised.
As for not knowing whether they are suburbs or not - how many people know that Beverly Hills or Bel Air are actually suburbs either? They are famous and well known though.
For Boston, I think almost everybody heard of Lexington, Concord and Salem and maybe Plymouth. After that you got Marblehead and Quincy. The suburbs in the Boston area are some of the nicest in the country.
But I am not sure if that is what the OP was looking for or not. He seems to be looking for suburban regions or at least counties, not individual towns.
+Wellesley too. Maybe over Quincy, I am actually unsure whether people know of Quincy outside New England.
There's a lot of famous "suburbs" if you want to talk about their relevance in American history. Valley Forge, Trenton, Princeton, Manassas, Gettysburg and more.
However most of these towns/cities wouldn't be famous suburbs in the modern definition of the word.
There's a lot of famous "suburbs" if you want to talk about their relevance in American history. Valley Forge, Trenton, Princeton, Manassas, Gettysburg and more.
However most of these towns/cities wouldn't be famous suburbs in the modern definition of the word.
Gettysburg is not a suburb at all lol...it's literally a small town (with its own MSA no less).
Princeton is probably more famous for the university anyway (I mean, it's usually Harvard, Yale, then Princeton in that order when you ask people about Ivy League school list).
Trenton is more famous for being state capital of NJ anyway...and is again not really a suburb (at max it's a satellite city).
There's a lot of famous "suburbs" if you want to talk about their relevance in American history. Valley Forge, Trenton, Princeton, Manassas, Gettysburg and more.
However most of these towns/cities wouldn't be famous suburbs in the modern definition of the word.
Those are perfectly fair answers (except Manassas is know as Bull Run in the North so may be a tier down)
Also Princeton is pretty famous for a University that is there as well.
Also what city is Gettysburg a suburb of? Isn’t it kind it’s own thing. But super famous regardless.
Lol you're still at it with this concept? You're the only that thinks of it in that way, the rest of the country is thinking about turkey, ham, Indians and Pilgrams.
Bostonians are a different breed. I think it's a mix of the little brother complex to NYC, but also the pride of its history and prominence, especially in the 1700s-1800s. That said, I appreciate the pride they have. It's commendable.
NOBODY outside of that area thinks about Plymouth being anything other than where pilgrims happened to land.
People never heard of Lexington and Concord? Really? The American Revolution ring a bell at all? I am kind of surprised.
Most American can probably only name a handful of specifics details about the American Revolution, and Lexington and Concord aren’t making the cut? On the outside chance they do are they really gonna know they’re suburbs of Boston?
Most American can probably only name a handful of specifics details about the American Revolution, and Lexington and Concord aren’t making the cut? On the outside chance they do are they really gonna know they’re suburbs of Boston?
I'm sort of a geek but I'm not sure those two would be in the top 5 suburbs that I would associate with boston.
Bostonians are a different breed. I think it's a mix of the little brother complex to NYC, but also the pride of its history and prominence, especially in the 1700s-1800s. That said, I appreciate the pride they have. It's commendable.
NOBODY outside of that area thinks about Plymouth being anything other than where pilgrims happened to land.
Yeah that’s the thing that makes it a household name. Nobody is claiming people know the best diner in Plymouth or whatever. It’s just that people have heard of the place.
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